Deutsch English Français

Contact

EP1437627

European procedure

Quick help

Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...

News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1437627

EP1437627 - Toner feeder and elelctrophotographic image forming apparatus using the toner feeder and toner [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/29]	Toner feeder, toner, and elelctrophotographic image forming apparatus using the toner feeder and toner
	[2004/40]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.06.2013 Database last updated on 01.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.06.2013	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 31.07.2013 [2013/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2012/34]
Former [2004/29]	For all designated states Ricoh Company 1-3-6, Nakamagome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Masuda, Minoru c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Sugiura, Hideki c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / Umemura, Kazuhiko c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Suzuki, Tomomi c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Mochizuki, Satoshi c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2012/34]
Former [2004/29]	01 / Masuda, Minoru c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Sugiura, Hideki c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / Umemura, Kazuhiko c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Suzuki, Tomomi c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Mochizuki, Satoshi c/o Ricoh Comp. Ltd. 1-3-6, Nakamagome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)	Barz, Peter Meissner Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/34]	Barz, Peter Meissner Bolte Widenmayerstrasse 48 80538 München / DE
Former [2004/29]	Barz, Peter, Dr. Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2 80803 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04000254.5	08.01.2004
	[2004/29]
Priority number, date	JP20030003171	09.01.2003 Original published format: JP 2003003171
	[2004/29]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1437627
	Date:	14.07.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1437627
	Date:	22.08.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/34]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.05.2004
Classification	IPC:	G03G9/08, G03G15/08	[2004/29]
	CPC:	G03G9/0827 (EP,US); G03G15/0822 (EP,US); G03G9/0821 (EP,US); G03G9/0825 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL [2005/14]
Former [2004/29]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Toner-Zuführvorrichtung, elektrophotographisches Gerät mit Toner-Zuführvorrichtung und Toner	[2012/17]
	English:	Toner feeder and elelctrophotographic image forming apparatus using the toner feeder and toner	[2012/17]
	French:	Dispositif d'alimentation en toner et appareil électrophotographique avec dispositif d'alimentation en toner.	[2012/17]
	Former [2004/29]	Toner-Zuführvorrichtung, Toner, elektrophotographisches Gerät mit Toner-Zuführvorrichtung und Toner
	Former [2004/29]	Toner feeder, toner, and elelctrophotographic image forming apparatus using the toner feeder and toner
	Former [2004/29]	Toner, dispositif d'alimentation en toner et appareil électrophotographique avec dispositif d'alimentation en toner.
Examination procedure	25.08.2004	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.08.2004	Examination requested [2004/44]
	13.02.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.08.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.03.2012	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.04.2012
	17.04.2012	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	26.04.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.07.2012	Fee for grant paid
	09.07.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 13.02.2008
Opposition(s)	23.05.2013	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/31]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
Opt-out from the exclusive Tooltip competence of the Unified Patent Court	See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
	Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	22.08.2012
	NL	22.08.2012
	ES	03.12.2012
	[2013/23]
Former [2013/22]	NL	22.08.2012
	ES	03.12.2012
Former [2013/15]	NL	22.08.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JP2003005428 ;
		[X]EP0475332 (MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD [JP]) [X] 2,4,5* figure 4 *;
		[X]EP0886187 (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1 * page 32, line 3 * * page 37, line 26 - page 38; example 1 *;
		[X]US5885743 (TAKAYANAGI HITOSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 35; example 1 * * column 36, line 56 - line 61 * * column 38; examples 1,3,4; table 2 * * column 37, line 53 *;
		[X]US6159647 (ANNO MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 16, line 23 - line 24; examples 1-7; table 3 * * claim 1 *;
		[X]EP1087265 (DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS [JP]) [X] 1 * page 12; example 1 * * page 16, line 31 - line 32; claim 1 *;
		[X]US6291123 (OHNO YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1 * claim 12 *;
		[X]EP1253480 (RICOH KK [JP]) [X] 2-5 * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0024] * * claim 22 * * paragraph [0032] *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20030512), vol. 2003, no. 05, & JP2003005428 A 20030108 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
	by applicant	EP0475332
		EP1087265
		JP2002139906
		JP2002139902
		EP1253480

The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.

Legal notice
Terms of use
24.2.25; 35p